Four unidentified miscreants looted a cash of Rs 21 lakh from one of the branch of Syndicate Bank holding entire the staff on hold on gunpoint in Dankaur police station area in Gautam Buddhnagar on Monday afternoon.
According to reports, the miscreants reached the bank, located at Dhanari Road, after the lunch time was over and the bank staff including the manager Arun Kumar Saxena reached the bank to resume their duty. The miscreants reached to manager’s cabin along with the staff and customers and then one of them trained a pistol at him threatening to kill him. His aides took position at different corners of the bank and threatened the bank staff and customers to kill them if they raise any voice. The miscreants then took the keys of lockers and looted the cash. They left the place while waiving their pistols and threatening the staff.
After they left the scene, the bank manager called the police and a police team reached the place. The incident took place in so an organized and meticulously planned way that it dazed the senior cops who reached the place for investigation. Police sources said the miscreants did not leave any trail behind them and they had sound information about the cash and about the time at which there remained a relaxation in security vigil at the bank.
The police registered a case in this connection and further investigations of the case are on.
In another incident, four unidentified miscreants looted a cash of Rs 5.74 lakh from a grain dealer attacking him with a stick on the way in Gualwati police station area in Bulandsahar on Monday morning. The victim, Arun Kumar of Parmathpur Madaiya village along with his maternal uncle Surendra Singh was going to purchase grains from the market. On the way the miscreant waylaid him and opened fire in air to intimidate the victim. But when the victim showed grit and challenged the miscreants, one of them attacked him with a stick and then snatched the cash bag he was holding in his hand. The police registered a case in this connection and further investigations of the case are on.